Spicy California Roll 10pc

by ZENSHI

50
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Spicy California Roll 10pc by ZENSHI receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0023012901325
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 package (238 g)

What the Data Says About

Spicy California Roll 10pc by ZENSHI carries a composite safety score of 50/100, which we classify as "Concern" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Spicy California Roll 10pc is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Spicy California Roll 10pc
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 50/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sushi White Rice
2
Water
3
White Rice
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Distilled Vinegar
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Rice Vinegar
8
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
9
Brown Sugar
10
Avocado
11
Cucumber
12
Imitation Crab
13
Pollock
14
Pacific Whiting
15
Modified Food Starch
16
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Less Than 2% Of Salt
18
Rice Wine
19
Glutinous Starch Syrup
20
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Soybean Oil
22
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
23
Artificial Crab Flavors
24
Natural Crab Extract
25
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
26
Carmine
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
27
Cochineal Extract
28
Glycine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Sodium Pyrophosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
30
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
31
Sodium Triphosphate
32
Titanium Dioxide {Color
33
Hydrolyzed 80y Protein Paprika Extract
34
Dl-alanine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
35
Disodium Succinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Listed
36
Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Quanylate
37
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
38
Mayonnaise
39
Whole Eggs And Egg Yolks
40
Lemon Juice Concentrate
41
Calcium Disodium Edta Used To Protect Quality
42
Natural Flavors
43
Spicy Sauce
44
8oybean Oil
45
Egg Yolk
46
Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Flavor
47
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
48
Onion
49
Sriracha Chili Sauce
50
Chili Pepper
51
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
52
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate As Preservatives
53
Xanthan Gumi
54
Hot Chili Flavored Oil
55
Rice Bran Oil
56
Sesame Oil
57
Spice Extract {Red Pepper
58
Rapeseed Oil}
59
Pickled Ginger
60
Organic Ginger
61
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
62
Or Less Of Acetic Acid
63
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
64
Potassium Sorbate As A Preservative
65
Wasabi
66
Horseradish
67
Corn Flour
68
Mustard
69
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
70
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
71
Seaweed
72
Sesame Seeds
73
Fish
74
Crustacean Shellfish
75
Soy
76
Egg
77
Sesame. 1

Full Ingredient List

SUSHI WHITE RICE (WATER, WHITE RICE, SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, RICE VINEGAR, CITRIC ACID, BROWN SUGAR), AVOCADO, CUCUMBER, (IMITATION CRAB [POLLOCK AND/OR PACIFIC WHITING, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SUGAR, SORBITOL, LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, RICE WINE, GLUTINOUS STARCH SYRUP, POTATO STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, TAPIOCA STARCH, ARTIFICIAL CRAB FLAVORS, CRAB EXTRACT, ETHYL ALCOHOL, CARMINE, COCHINEAL EXTRACT, GLYCINE, SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, DEXTRIN, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE {COLOR), HYDROLYZED 80Y PROTEIN PAPRIKA EXTRACT, DL-ALANINE, DISODIUM SUCCINATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE & DISODIUM QUANYLATE, XANTHAN GUM], MAYONNAISE [SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, WHOLE EGGS AND EGG YOLKS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA USED TO PROTECT QUALITY, NATURAL FLAVORS]), SPICY SAUCE (MAYONNAISE [8OYBEAN OIL, WATER, EGG YOLK, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA TO PROTECT FLAVOR, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION], SRIRACHA CHILI SAUCE [CHILI PEPPER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GARLIC, SUGAR, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE AS PRESERVATIVES, XANTHAN GUMI, SUGAR, HOT CHILI FLAVORED OIL (RICE BRAN OIL, SESAME OIL, SPICE EXTRACT {RED PEPPER, RAPESEED OIL}], DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, XANTHAN GUM), PICKLED GINGER (GINGER, WATER, SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, SALT, CONTAINS 20% OR LESS OF ACETIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE AS A PRESERVATIVE), WASABI (WATER, HORSERADISH, CORN FLOUR, MUSTARD, CITRIC ACID, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1), SEAWEED, SESAME SEEDS. CONTAINS: FISH, CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH, SOY, EGG, SESAME. 1

Categories

Meals Sushi and Maki Sushis

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial